Midwest Connect Residency feat: ESSO, Immigre, Puerko-palooza FREE

Once a month “El Sonido Sonic Octopus” invites their favorite bands and brethren from around the Midwest to come to Chicago and get down to rep their cities: Madsion WI, Grand Rapids MI, Indianapolis IN, Chicago IL. This first show features Immigré (Funky Afrobeat out of Madison WI)

¡ESSO Afrojam Funkbeat Back from their second tour through Mexico in early 2018, ESSO Afrojam Funkbeat are set for a busy year in the states and abroad behind 2017’s sensual full length studio album “Juntos” (Sonic Octopus Records). The band balance their time on the road with select appearances in their home city of Chicago, while collaborating with national and local organizations to perform for social justice programs and community events around the US. They return to Emporium in Wicker Park with “The Midwest Connect” a residency focusing on bridging the gap between bands from the Midwest and the Great Lakes.